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仕を致す (しをいたす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-su)
to resign ; to step down
Archaic humble expression for resigning from a position, especially in a formal or official context. In modern Japanese, 辞任する or 辞職する are used instead.
「
仕し
を
致いた
す
」
は
、
現げん
代だい
で
は
ほとんど
使つか
わ
れ
ない
古ふる
い
言い
い
回まわ
し
です
。
'Shi o itasu' is an old expression that is hardly used today.
Written forms 仕し を 致いた す
Archaic kanji spelling; the phrase is now almost always written in kana.
しを 致いた す
Mixed kanji-kana variant; still archaic and rarely used.
仕し をいたす
Mixed kanji-kana variant; still archaic and rarely used.
Etymology The phrase combines 仕 (し, 'service' or 'work') with the humble verb 致す (いたす, 'to do'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a pattern of humble expressions used in formal contexts.
